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The Gaussian component representing the same target is associated with a subset by distance correlation. Then, the Bayesian Cram\u00e9r\u2013Rao Lower Bound of the asynchronous multi-target-tracking error, including radar node selection, is derived by combining the composite measurement information representing the same target. On this basis, a multi-sensor-network-optimization model for asynchronous multi-target tracking is established. That is, to minimize the asynchronous multi-target-tracking error as the optimization objective, the adaptive optimization design of the selection method of the sensor nodes in the sensor network is carried out, and the sequential quadratic programming (SQP) algorithm is used to select the most suitable sensor nodes for the AA fusion of the Gaussian components representing the same target. 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